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Old Jun 19, 2017, 11:58 pm
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Originally Posted by InTheAirGuy
How does this work? MrsITAG and I are on a flight tomorrow. I'm on an unlimited Latitude Pass, she on a Flex ticket. We're both upgraded on our scheduled flight to J.

I did a stand, and we don't show up on the standby list on the iPhone app, but do show up in the upgrade list (no green check)

I know the flight is full (LGA-YYZ storms etc).

Just curious as to the logic here.
There is an onload list in DCS.

That has everyone who wants to get into a cabin on the flight that they are not confirmed in.

Maybe that's a SE booked in Y but trying to upgrade to J.
Maybe that's a FA on standby hoping for Y or J.
Harder to tell.

But AC, in their infinite wisdom, decided to make two lists in the app:

1. Upgrade List
This list is everyone trying to get into J or PY on that flight, either standby or actual upgrades

2. Standby list
This list is everyone trying to get into Y on that flight (so standby)

For domestic flights, it's much easier to look at the lists as "J or Y" than "Upgrade or Standby".
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